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Friday, 29 May 2015

DIY: Wooden Initial Letter

I haven’t done
a DIY post in so long! Which is silly as I have been making lots of bits of
pieces lately that would be fun to share with you all! My issue has been lack
of a lap top, but I have been lent a lap top so I can finally share this pretty
wooden letter DIY! Yey! It’s such an easy one and so fun to make! This specific
letter was sent as part of my ‘Spring’ themed #DICraftSwap. If you’ve not heard
of this swap then you need to check it out, it’s run by Hannah over at Dainty and Ivory and is such a
fun idea, each month she pairs you up with someone to make and send some
goodies too and each month has a different theme. So as you may have gathered I
had Hannah to send to for the spring themed swap, hence the letter H!

What you
need:

Wooden
letter

White gloss
paint

Paint brush

Hot glue
gun

Fabric
Flower

What to do:

You can
find wooden letters in most craft shops now, I actually found mine in a garden
centre! So first step is to paint your wooden letter, I used a white gloss
paint which I had lying around at home. I wanted a glossy bright finish so this
worked perfectly for me. To get good coverage I ended up doing quite a few
coats of paint.

Once the
paint was dry I then chose the type of flower I wanted to decorate my letter
with. I have quite a few fake flowers at home as I use them to make the floral
crowns I sell, but you can pick these up pretty cheap in shops like wilkos or
somewhere similar. I then cut the flower head off of the stem and using a hit
glue gun, I put a blob of glue on the area I wanted to stick the flower on. I then
held the flower in place until it felt like it was sturdy. I then left it to
dry!

I’ve made these letters for a few friends now, they are really easy to do
yet so effective! What do you think?